New drug combo aims to outsmart Platinum-Resistant ovarian cancer
NCT ID NCT05198804
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new drug called ZN-c3 (azenosertib), either alone or combined with niraparib, in 117 women with ovarian cancer that no longer responds to platinum chemotherapy. The goal is to find safe doses and see if the drugs can shrink tumors. It is an early-stage trial, so while promising, it is not yet proven as a standard treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Azenosertib (ZN-c3) and niraparib
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a new treatment option for women with ovarian cancer that no longer responds to platinum-based chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase trial (Phase 1/2) with only 117 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The combination may cause side effects or fail to shrink tumors.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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117 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Histologically or cytologically confirmed recurrent high grade epithelial ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer with histologic subtypes of serous, clear cell or endometroid for which there is no known or established treatment available with curative intent. 2. Subjects must have platinum-resistant disease. 3. Must have evaluable or measurable disease according to RECIST v1.1 criterion: defined as at least one lesion that can be accurately measured. 4. Adequate hematologic and organ function. 5. Ability and willingness to take oral medication. 6. Subjects must provide formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tumor samples available from the primary or recurrent cancer. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior therapy directed at the malignant tumor within the last four weeks prior to Cycle 1 Day 1 (6 weeks for nitrosoureas or mitomycin C). 2. A minimum of 10 days between termination of the prior PARPi and administration of ZN-c3 and niraparib treatment is required. 3. Any investigational drug therapy \<28 days. 4. Prior treatment with a WEE1 inhibitor. 5. Known hypersensitivity to any drugs similar to ZN-c3 and/or niraparib in class or its excipients. 6. Participant has any known history or current diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) or acute myeloid leukemia (AML). 7. Uncontrolled hypertension (Diastolic BP \> 90 mmHg or Systolic BP \> 140 mmHg). 8. Myocardial impairment of any cause (e.g., cardiomyopathy, ischemic heart disease, significant valvular dysfunction, hypertensive heart disease, and congestive heart failure) resulting in heart failure by New York Heart Association Criteria (Class III or IV). 9. Significant gastrointestinal abnormalities, requirement for IV alimentation, active peptic ulcer, chronic diarrhea, or vomiting considered to be clinically significant in the judgment of the Investigator, or prior surgical procedures affecting absorption. 10. 12-lead ECG demonstrating a corrected QT interval using Fridericia's formula (QTcF) of \>480 ms, except for subjects with atrioventricular pacemakers or other conditions (e.g., right bundle branch block) that render the QT measurement invalid. 11. History or current evidence of congenital or family history of long QT syndrome or Torsades de Pointes (TdP). 12. Taking medications with a known risk of TdP (according to current information provided at https://crediblemeds.org).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Arizona Oncology Associates (Wilmot HOPE) - USOR
Tucson, Arizona, 85711, United States
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Centre Georges François Leclerc
Dijon, France
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Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud
Saint-Genis-Laval, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, France
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EDOG - Institut Claudius Regaud
Toulouse, France
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ICANS - Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe
Strasbourg, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France
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Karmanos Cancer Institute
Detroit, Michigan, 48201, United States
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MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gynecologic Oncology Center
Texas City, Texas, 77030, United States
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Mount Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center
Miami Beach, Florida, 33140, United States
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Optimum Clinical Research Group- Women's Oncology
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109, United States
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Rocky Mountain Cancer Centers
Aurora, Colorado, 80012, United States
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Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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Spectrum Health System
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503, United States
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Texas Oncology-Fort Worth Cancer Center
Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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The Blavatnik Family - Chelsea Medical Center at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10011, United States
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University of Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
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Virginia Cancer Specialists
Fairfax, Virginia, 22031, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center
Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island, 02905, United States
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